The Yosemite Badgers will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Fowler Redcats at 4:00 p.m. Yosemite is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 11.1 runs per game this season.
Yosemite stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Everything went their way against Woodlake as Yosemite made off with a 15-2 win.
Preston Radliff made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. Radliff has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Radliff was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Yosemite let Cody Rich and Dayton Lee loose on the outfield. Rich scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-5, while Lee scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Rich has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Fowler's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell victim to a rough 11-1 defeat at the hands of Dinuba. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, Fowler couldn't push the score so high this time.
Yosemite pushed their record up to 9-0 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.5 runs per game. As for Fowler, their loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 7-2.
Yosemite suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Fowler in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Yosemite, Payton Garcia (who pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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